Oh no, I had 2 Sindy's when I was younger. I had a very basic one when I was about 5 or 6 that just had a pair of boots and an A line dress with a ribbon belt. I then got a ballerina sindy when I was a bit older (7 or 8 maybe) and it came with a stand which was like a caliper for you to put one of her legs in. I remember this one because I broke both her ankles in a matter of hours. I think they had wire in them or something. I was in fear of telling my Mam and Dad incase I got told off, so she didn't do much 'feet pointing' from then on. I remember her silky bobbed hair which I used to meticuously curl under then rub my finger down it to feel how silky it felt. I also did have a barbie the year after the ballerina sindy, but I remember thinking she looked a bit too 'pointy' and not smooth like sindy. In my previous career I used to have Barbie as my stress relief toy and she lived in my drawer with lots of clothes to dress her up in and she got dressed whatever the weather. The girls even insisted that she came on my Hen weekend, so she had quite an interesting weekend in Dublin. Once I left that job to start my new career, she was left in my old department and apparently she still resides around the office, happily being changed and posed at will.
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